kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Interruptions during my med pass

    kbrn2002 replied to Nspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One CNA for 12 residents on a night shift is actually an almost unheard of ratio. The SNF I worked for had one CNA to 12 or 13 residents on days, the night shift was one CNA to 24-28 and we were one...
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    No Jeep, No Love: I'm Out Of Here!

    kbrn2002 replied to Therese Pingatore's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Jeep owning nurses unite! I traded in a 2008 Ford Escape this Summer that I had bought in 2010 because the transmission was starting to slip and no way was I sinking that kind of money into a 13 year...
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    What would be better? Assistance or an Assistant?

    kbrn2002 replied to Julie's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have to give a big shout out to the incredible nursing staff at University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital. I know they are short staffed like every other hospital. I know they could definitely use...
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    Paying People To Do Meaningless Online ED

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly the powers that be caught on to that tactic of just skipping to the test. Most of the updated so called education now requires the entire course be taken, with areas at the end of each section...
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    Patient going to complain against me?

    kbrn2002 replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    You did nothing wrong. You assessed the patient appropriately and reported your findings and concerns to the MD who declined to order the med the patient's family requested. The decision on what...
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    Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    kbrn2002 replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This was one of my biggest complaints when I was working in a SNF. I was in an 80 bed facility. Normal, fully staffed day shift had 4 nurses. Normal, fully staffed day shift also had 1 DON, 1 ADON, 3...
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    How much quiet do you need?

    kbrn2002 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Same. I get up about 45 min earlier than I really need to get ready for work to have that time for coffee, let my dogs out, feed the cat and to wake up for the day. As a matter of fact I am working...
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    Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    kbrn2002 replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Let's be honest here, the vast majority of healthcare in the USA is profit driven. Even so-called nonprofits are at their core profit driven as even they need more money coming in than going out to...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    kbrn2002 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I think of that in the 25 years I worked in a SNF state was there plenty of times following up on a complaint. Not a single cite ever rose from those unexpected visits, not a single one....
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    I'm Done

    kbrn2002 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm in that region as well. An acquaintance of mine's brother was in a car accident recently. They had to search for awhile to find an available bed. There was nothing in a five state radius....
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    What have been your favorite gifts from families?

    kbrn2002 replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in General Nursing

    There was a family when I worked LTC that sent every year at Christmas boxes of fresh fruit. Those huge pears from I believe Harry and David. Everybody loved that. Bless their generous souls they...
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    If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not even quite two years in to the dialysis world and I'm jaded, LOL! I am already at the point where I start the education on the excess fluid gain by "here comes the lecture that I am pretty...
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    Eye protection for ALL patient interaction

    kbrn2002 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently we were supposed to be wearing face shields for all patient contact since the beginning. There for quite awhile we stopped as we were under the impression that requirement was done, turns...
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    Have you worked with a GOAT in healthcare?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Oddly enough the GOAT I worked with was in administration. He was the administrator of the SNF when I started there in 1994. That was my first job in health care and I was under the naive impression...
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    Six-month mark. "Is this for me?"

    kbrn2002 replied to Barr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you are right where you should be in terms of your development. Sadly new nurses are more often than used to be just not getting the support to become proficient in practice that they...
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    Disabled ASN-RN With No Experience

    kbrn2002 replied to ASN-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The reality is as an inexperienced nurse you are not going to command anywhere near the salary requirements you have. I won't say it's going to be impossible landing a travel job that could...
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    Have debt but don't know if I want to be an NP?

    kbrn2002 replied to daisychains11's topic in General Nursing

    The elephant in the room is that massive student loan debt. That kind of debt will take a LONG time to pay down even under the best of circumstances. At this point I might suggest you go ahead with...
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    I'm Not Going To Be A Nurse!

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    This is fun, I'll play! I guess I never thought about the path not taken quite like this. Nursing is a second career for me. I started out a cosmetologist. I enjoyed what I was doing and where I was...
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    Please help! Which job offer should I take???

    kbrn2002 replied to cmyr711's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So the curious want to know...which position did you accept? Was it A] the long commute B] the local job C] both or D]
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    Halloween: Are you prepared?

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    The newest Halloween Movie is good! If you are at all nervous about going out to the theater it is available on Peacock streaming service. I can't believe Jamie Lee Curtis has been in the same movie...
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    New Nurse I Don't Know Anything

    kbrn2002 replied to Monique Barber's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If it was the 7th of this month that you applied don't panic. Even in the best of times it usually takes at least a few weeks and these are certainly not the best of times. It's most likely the...
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    Trouble with my first job (home health)

    kbrn2002 replied to Canailsiren's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1 day of training in 2-3 weeks? That's kind of a big red flag isn't it? I'd seriously consider other options if I were
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    What was your motivation that made you become a Nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I was a young mother in need of a job and a SNF hired me as part og a group of CNA's and paid for the training. I worked as a CNA for 5 years before deciding to go to nursing school. Honestly...
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    New grad prospects in Bay Area

    kbrn2002 replied to kubelkabondy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can't say from experience but everything I hear points to the Bay area as being one of the very few places that still has an extremely competitive job market, especially for new grads. Apply, apply...
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    Hourly vs Salary

    kbrn2002 replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Most salaried nurses I know work beyond the typical 40 hours. No overtime, no shift differentials, no bonuses when picking up a shift or being forced to work a shift to "help out." All those hours...